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Polestar poised to restructure finances
Polestar has brought in Deloitte to advise on a new financial structure for the group in the face of downgraded forecasts for the performance of the business.

GI Solutions launches creative and artworking agency
Direct marketing and communications company GI Solutions has further diversified its offering by launching a creative and artworking agency to target multiple sectors.

T&C Printers moves into digital with Linoprint CV buy
T&C Printers has put its faith in short-run work by buying its first digital machine, a Heidelberg Linoprint CV, to “catapult” it into new areas of work.

Callprint acquires Leeds printer
Callprint has acquired another print business as it continues to extend its regional network.

BPIF uses BBD&PAs to hail the renaissance of books
BPIF chief executive Charles Jarrold used last week’s 2015 British Book Design & Production Awards (BBD&PA), which generated a record number of entries, to highlight the resurgence of the printed...

Unitedprint gives its USS ordering software away in bid to partner with UK companies
Unitedprint has started giving away its white label “W2P 3.0” software for free in a bid to become a “sales partner” to UK print companies.

CPI Books buys six Canons following shift towards print-on-demand
CPI Books has reacted to “a significant shift” towards print-on-demand by buying six new Canon printers.

Pureprint buys two Heidelberg 106 XLs as first part of major investment
Pureprint Group has ordered the first machines of its multimillion-pound 2016 investment programme.

Press and post-press spend for Bell & Bain
Bell & Bain has embarked upon a multimillion-pound investment programme, including the first Horizon Smart Binding System in Europe and a new KBA Rapida 145 large-format litho press.

ShortList publishes ‘Greatest’ 400th issue
Free weekly men’s magazine ShortList has published its 400th issue, a 'tribute to what makes men great'.

KBA accolade for Blackmore
Blackmore Group has won KBA’s annual 1814 Production Excellence Award.

Cautious welcome for Apprenticeship Levy
Print professionals have welcomed the Chancellor’s Apprenticeship Levy – so long as it delivers as promised.

Blaze breaks out at Hallsta Paper Mill
Production has been stopped at a Swedish paper mill, following a fire last week.

Envisage invests £150k in wide-format kit and extension
Exhibition stand design and build company Envisage has boosted its in-house production capabilities after investing in a range of new wide-format machinery.

Lustalux aims to double turnover with new kit
Window film and commercial graphics company Lustalux hopes to double its turnover by moving into new large-format sectors after a recent expansion.